Critical development theory : contributions to a new paradigm /
"In recent years there has been a considerable rethinking of the whole concept of development, including a growing awareness of its gender, cultural and environmental dimensions, and the impact of globalisation. The contributors to this volume seek to extend these debates to a more fundamental...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York : New York :
Zed Books ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press,
1999.
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| Summary: | "In recent years there has been a considerable rethinking of the whole concept of development, including a growing awareness of its gender, cultural and environmental dimensions, and the impact of globalisation. The contributors to this volume seek to extend these debates to a more fundamental level, tackling such issues as the crisis of development as an intellectual and practical project, the need for a break with development as a Eurocentric concept, and the viability of alternative, non-Western forms of development. This thoughtful volume by authors of quite diverse intellectual positions transcends those critiques of development which simply engage in a blanket dismissal of the whole enterprise. Instead they offer innovative ways of engaging with a reality that, despite globalisation, is very much still a dimension of our era."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 217 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1856496384 9781856496384 1856496376 9781856496377 |